{"id":40587,"date":"2026-09-18T19:04:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T19:04:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Jean-Silvas-coach-reveals-the-tiny-adjustment-behind-his-legendary-choke-202856"},"modified":"2026-09-18T19:04:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T19:04:12","slug":"jean-silvas-coach-reveals-the-tiny-adjustment-behind-his-legendary-choke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/jean-silvas-coach-reveals-the-tiny-adjustment-behind-his-legendary-choke\/","title":{"rendered":"Jean Silva\u2019s coach reveals the tiny adjustment behind his \u2018legendary choke\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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A Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt with 60 mixed martial arts fights
\non his r\u00e9sum\u00e9, many of them from the no-holds-barred era, Flavio \u201cThe
\nLegendary\u201d Alvaro<\/a> is primarily responsible for the
\nFighting Nerds<\/a>\u2019 ground and cage work.<\/p>\n

Thanks to his MMA experience, Alvaro is also highly respected for
\nthe mental preparation he provides in the corner, an aspect of his
\ncoaching known internally as the \u201cdark side\u201d of the Fighting
\nNerds.<\/p>\n

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\u201cPablo [Sucupira] and I complement each other even in that. Between
\nrounds, while he brings the fight analysis and enforces our
\ntactical game plan, I keep our warrior mentally armored,\u201d Alvaro
\ntold Sherdog on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Fighting Nerds coach Flavio Alvaro explains how Jean Silva
\nperfected the choke he used on Jose Delgado<\/h2>\n

As Jean
\nSilva<\/a> showed in a video posted to Instagram on Sunday, the
\nsubmission he used against Delgado on Saturday was taught to him by
\nAlvaro, which is why it has been dubbed the \u201cLegendary Choke.\u201d \u201cThe video Jean posted shows how we train, including the sequence
\nhe used on Saturday. He had actually already tried to apply it
\nagainst Bryce
\nMitchell<\/a>, but the chin adjustment was missing, and that is the
\nbig secret of the Legendary Choke. The chin acts as a second hand
\nthat allows the adjustment. Jean fixed the position in training,
\nand now it clicked,\u201d Alvaro said.<\/p>\n

In Alvaro\u2019s opinion, Silva\u2019s seventh win in eight UFC appearances \u2014
\nsix of them by knockout or submission \u2014 should be enough to earn
\nthe Fighting Nerds standout a title shot. However, former Bellator
\ncontender Aaron Pico<\/a>
\ncould potentially cut in line.<\/p>\n

\u201cGiven everything he\u2019s done \u2014 seven wins, six by finish \u2014 and the
\nentertainment he has been providing, Jean should fight the winner
\nof Evloev vs. Volkanovski,\u201d Alvaro said. \u201cBut we have to understand
\nthat Aaron Pico is beloved in the U.S., even though he is only 1-1
\nin the promotion.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have to understand that the UFC is an American show, and it has
\nbeen a long time since they have had a chance at a champion, so it
\ncould be that if Pico beats Allen, Jean will still have to fight
\nhim for the title shot. But honestly, I do not believe he beats
\nArnold
\nAllen<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Alvaro also made clear which potential champion he would prefer
\nSilva to face.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe definitely want Volkanovski, who is a legend of the sport,\u201d
\nAlvaro said. \u201cAnd it would add much more to Jean than a win over
\nEvloev.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt with 60 mixed martial arts fights on his r\u00e9sum\u00e9, many of them from the no-holds-barred era, Flavio \u201cThe Legendary\u201d Alvaro is primarily responsible for the Fighting Nerds\u2019 ground and cage work. Thanks to his MMA experience, Alvaro is also highly respected for the mental preparation he provides in the corner, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":40588,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[150],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40587","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-martial-arts-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40587","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40587"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40587\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40588"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40587"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40587"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40587"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}